the energy is focused and as a result the wave are amplified. as far as the weather conditions for tomorrow it's going to be another nice one and more on that coming up in a few minute. >>> thank you mark. >>> this afternoon surfers were busy testing the waters on the san mateo coast for tomorrow's maverick surf contest. they say the conditions could be dangerous for casual beach- goers are absolutely perfect for big-wave surfers. they are ready with rescue kuenz standby in ers on standby. >> we have our program dialed in and a month ago we went to oahu for safety training so i think we're pretty much on top of it. >> two big wave surfers have died at mavericks in 1994 and in 2011, though not in the actual competition. >>> stay with ktvu for continuing coverage of the maverick invitational. news chopper it 2 will be lover over the contest. you can watch the competition on-line at ktvu.com or mobile ktvu. >>> three days of festivities kick off in washington, d.c. and how president obama and vice president biden geared up for the big events by hon